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RADIOS POWER SET TO 5 W, I COULD SUCCESSFULLY MAKE A CQ CALL FROM
MAPLE, ONTARIO, THAT REACHED PENNSYLVANIA WITH AN SWR OF 1R5.  I
ALSO CHECKED THE PERFORMANCE ON 10 METERS AND MADE THE NECESSARY
ADJUSTMENTS TO MAXIMIZE NOISE RECEPTION, WHICH ALLOWED ME TO HEAR
SEVERAL CW BEACONS.  ROTATING THE LOOP PROVED TO HAVE THE DESIRED
EFFECT IN TERMS OF DIRECTIONALITY.  THESE TYPES OF ANTENNAS EXHIBIT
REDUCED EFFICIENCY, AS EXPECTED DUE TO THEIR SMALL AND COMPACT
DESIGN COMPARED TO FUL THE ALEXLOOP HAMPACK PORTABLEMAGNETIC LOOP
ANTENNA REVIEWED BY JOHN LEONARDELLI, VE3IPS THERE HAS BEEN A RECENT
SURGE IN DISCUSSIONS REGARDING THE UTILIZATION OF MAGNETIC LOOP
ANTENNAS FOR LOW POWER PORTABLE OPERATIONS.  THESE ANTENNAS PRESENT
NUMEROUS ADVANTAGES, INCLUDING THEIR COMPACT SIZE, ENHANCED
RECEPTION WITH LOWER NOISE LEVELS, AND QUICK AND EFFORTLESS
DEPLOYMENT AND OPERATION.  THEIR SMALL PHYSICAL FOOTPRINT MAKES THEM
EXCEPTIONALLY SUITABLE FOR USE IN APARTMENTS, RVS, HOA COMMUNITIES,
AND OTHER CONSTRAINED LOCATIONS.  FURTHERMORE, MAGNETIC LOOP
ANTENNAS CAN BE CONVENIENTLY ROTATED TO OPTIMIZE RECEPTION AND
ELIMINATE SOURCES OF NOISE.  TYPICALLY, THESE ANTENNAS ARE MOUNTED
ON CAMERA OR LIGHTING TRIPODS.  IN MY CASE, I HAVE PREVIOUSLY USED
HEAVIER AND BULKIER MAGNETIC LOOP ANTENNAS, WHICH IS WHY I WAS
PARTICULARLY INTRIGUED TO TRY OUT THE NEW LIGHTWEIGHT VERSION
DESIGNED FOR PORTABILITY, ALLOWING FOR VERSATILE USAGE IN A VARIETY
OF SITUATIONS.  I CAN NOW CONVENIENTLY CARRY ALL THE NECESSARY
EQUIPMENT FOR MY PORTABLE OPERATIONS DURING PARKS ON THE AIR POTA,
SUMMITS ON THE AIR SOTA, CAMPING, HIKING, OR EVEN WHILE ON VACATION,
WITH THE LOOP ANTENNA EASILY MOUNTED IN A WINDOW OR ON A BALCONY.
THE ALEXLOOP ANTENNA, SKILLFULLY DESIGNED BY ALEXANDRE GRIMBERG,
PY1AHD, HAS BEEN ON THE MARKET FOR MORE THAN 12 YEARS, SPECIFICALLY
DEVELOPED TO MEET THE DEMAND FOR A PORTABLE ANTENNA COMPATIBLE WITH
THE YAESU FT 817.  OVER TIME, THE ANTENNA HAS UNDERGONE MULTIPLE
ITERATIONS, AND IN MY OPINION, THE HAMPACK MODEL STANDS OUT AS THE
PINNACLE OF ALEXS DESIGNS.  EVERY ANTENNA IS METICULOUSLY
HANDCRAFTED BY ALEX HIMSELF AND UNDERGOES THOROUGH TESTING PRIOR TO
BEING SHIPPED TO CUSTOMERS.  DESCRIPTION THE ALEXLOOP HAMPACK IS A
REMARKABLE MAGNETIC LOOP ANTENNA SYSTEM DESIGNED TO BE COMPACT,
PORTABLE, AND LIGHTWEIGHT, SPECIFICALLY CATERING TO AMATEUR RADIO
OPERATIONS ON THE HIGH FREQUENCY BANDS.  ALEX GRIMBERG HAS
IMPLEMENTED SEVERAL NOTEWORTHY IMPROVEMENTS TO HIS LOOP ANTENNA,
SUCH AS ENHANCING TUNING PRECISION, INTRODUCING A SMOOTH GEARED
TUNING MECHANISM SEE FIGURE 6, INCORPORATING KNOB PROTECTION RAILS
AND AN LED BASED STANDING WAVE RATIO SWR INDICATOR, AND DEVELOPING A
FULL SIZED BACKPACK CAPABLE OF NOT JUST STORING THE ANTENNA ITSELF
BUT ALSO FEATURING TWO PADDED POUCHES FOR A RADIO AND ACCESSORIES.
THE BACKPACK HAS UNDERGONE MULTIPLE PROTOTYPES, AS ALEX DILIGENTLY
SOUGHT TO DISCOVER THE IDEAL SOLUTION SEE FIGURE 7.  IT INCLUDES
SIDE POCKETS FOR CONVENIENT STORAGE OF A WATER BOTTLE AND SNACKS,
MAKING IT

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